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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1888
Page
1
The club president, with paper in hand and spectacles turned low, opened a contentious session as members of the lead club faced a filled question box. The moment framed a debate on internal governance and member conduct within the society.
A speaker argues that heresy is holding a different opinion from the majority. He notes that denying Munson & McNamara as the cheapest town trading place would be heresy. He says the subject isn’t clear and that intense discussions on heresy target the young, urging restraint and avoiding grasping a concept that has no real consequence.
Our great bargain sale of this week features reduced prices on children’s wool hose gentlemen’s hose and underwear. Readily visible bargains include Saxony yarn at 12 1 2 cents and German town yarn at 16 2 3 cents with a money back guarantee and satisfaction promise.
A concise urging to check the dry goods price list prior to making a purchase. Emphasizes value and informed decision making for shoppers.
The item highlights a retailer’s appeal to bargain hunters with low prices while noting a drift from profit goals. It claims to offer goods that satisfy the bargain seeker and points to a week where profits lag, illustrated by quoted figures.
Dozens out of a hundred remain of fine regular made fancy cotton hose. Each pair priced at 75 cents, sale offer cut to 25 cents this week. A sharp bargain presented to shoppers seeking value in hosiery.
Bargain sale this week offers 37 pieces of double width woolen dress goods in checks and plaids. Prices listed as 16 2 3 cents per yard, highlighting the offer regardless of value. Shop early for the 16 2 3 cent sale this week.
The store advertises the latest dress patterns and dress goods with heavy discounts. Some fabrics are cut 40 percent, others half or more. A $20 fashionable dress may be available for $9.75. Customers are urged to visit before stock runs out.
A brief ad notes a few pieces of 21 inch surah remaining, described as soft and silk-like. Item priced at 49 cents this week.
A local advertisement touts remaining stock of all wool Tricots at 29 cents, wide Dress Flannels at 33 cents, and extra wide Cheviots at 29 1/2 cents. The copy emphasizes value and praise, urging readers not to miss the goods before they’re gone.
The speaker advertises a six day sale beginning Monday, November 19, 1888, claiming goods at half price versus rivals. Highlights include twelve ladies solid gold watches for 20 dollars, Rodgers silver plated knives for 1 50, nickle alarm clocks at 1 dollar, and a promise of lower holiday prices on many items to boost dull business.
Local notice invites readers to visit this week with the promise of sizable savings on goods. The message emphasizes a money-raising goal and persuades action through a bold guarantee of satisfaction.
A Philadelphia store advertises a 25 percent discount on blankets and comforts to clear stock before winter. Prices drop from two to one fifty, five to three seventy five, and ten to seven fifty, with a wide assortment in stock at the southwest corner of pouais avenue and baisel streets.
The shop promotes bigger values in wraps for ladies and children than ever before. It urges customers to inspect the stock, claiming the finest garments, new ladies and children's items, underwear, woolen goods, an extensive hosiery selection, and newly arrived watered ribbons.
Report from Wasatxetos notes Republicans favor a March fifty-first Congress session to push key measures, while opponents seek delay. Witnesses before the Senate Cattle Investigating Committee discuss market manipulation by Chicago and Pacific coast interests, rail and refrigerator issues, and effects on cattle raisers across Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Comforts will be offered at a quarter discount for the current week. Shops advertise reduced prices on select items as part of a weekly sale.
Public building project in Wichita draws bids from eight contractors for completing the superstructure and interior finish. Valentine Jobst of Teoria has the lowest figures. other bidders include Ro Weeks & Son of Wichita and Cincinnati and Chicago firms.
Report describes a violent assault and arson probe as police investigate a white male suspect and a motel attack that left a woman hospitalized. Testimony sketches a fledgling timeline with a high urgency, naming officers, witnesses, and a claimed motive connected to the looming threat of further violence.
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